oh woops I miss read your post my bad

We're on the same page then.

I guess if you're going to school at a CC in Idaho, you can probably stand out purely by wearing a shirt with buttons and a pants that aren't hand-me-downs from your older sister.

Furthermore, these aren't even debatable subjects. Wearing a belt, not buying heinously ugly shoes, whether other poorly dressed men or women will ridicule overdressing etc.

the florida jersey one that i have never hooked up with. just got back and bout to head out to meet my buddy. dont even feel like TRing it, it was basically the most beta performance i have had since like... 3 years ago lol. gonna blame it on the lack of sleep and just go get fkn drunk with the boys.

I know I'm old by the standards of the people in this topic but memory loss hasn't set in yet and I did spend a little over a decade at university. Also after geography made me stop being a student I still exclusively dated university age girls. I do think that the fact that most students in the States are underage so most socializing seems to happen in homes rather than licenced venues is a factor that could influence how people dress. That is why the only person I'm commenting on is DerrtySlime since he doesn't have that issue. Stuff like wearing a belt though is universal.

how are these pants with this shirt?

for pretty much all freshman, sophmores and some juniors most socializing is done at house parties or kick backs, where to me it seems like a lot of people aren't putting too much stock into their dress, just what I have noticed. At bars/clubs though I agree it is essential to dress nicely.

I just don't really wanna be the one dude at the party who is over dressed compared to everyone else.

Which is why I can't wait to turn 21 or at least get a fake lol

For house parties etc. I think just a t-shirt, denim and some sneakers is fine because you're probably just going to get sloppy drunk and sleep in your own vomit anyhow.

Although it's probably been brought up before, here's the link to Bond18's thread on his guide to style.

From memory, I don't think a lot of it is completely applicable to uni stuff, but it's definitely a great read with some sick tips if you haven't read it yet.

The Bond18 guide to style

i dig your style

See, this is why you don't dress all dapper for house parties. People have Sharpies and Hitlerstaches are hard enough to get rid of - getting that **** out of a nice shirt would be quite a battle.

Had a long talk with the ex tonight tr to come I guess. We were both wearing the same boatshoes lol

lol I may have to get me some boat shoes

I thought Alex had filed a restraining order against you?

Loololil In addition to exgf I had an EXTENSIVE face to face cono with bg where she revealed a ton or inf hope I remember it

You won't

**** off karak.

Hey karak, seriously........nobody cares

I might be too late to the party, but why are basically all American college students ITT so afraid of overdressing?

What's the big deal, if you show up at a house party with a button down shirt, khaki pants and leather shoes? If no one dresses like this, you got it very easy to attract attention with your clothing!

Just deployed the cougar story routine on POF.

*rubs hands*

I asked 3 or 4 hot girls tonight at the bar about belts - they all told me that:

1. it doesn't matter if a guy wears one

2. they never notice belts

3. you can't see a belt anyway unless a shirt is tucked in

4. if a guy was very well-dressed but wasn't wearing a belt, that would never be an issue

maybe it's a case of magnifying everything you see in the mirror and other people just don't notice/care

For reference, I'm from the UK but w/e.

I guess it can see it being viewed as "trying too hard" which is why many people go for the more casual look.

Personally, I think it's situational. If I'm going to a house party where I know there'll be loads of people who I know are going then a polo+jeans is pretty much a lock for me. If it's a party where I don't know so many people and will likely be making a lot of first impressions, then definitely going with a shirt.

For clubs etc., a shirt is a must imo.

It's easier to dress 'well' with a belt because it's another thing to help you look co-ordinated and stylish. In general, I'd say that an outfit just looks more complete with it.

This is probably breaking news for a lot of people but GIRLS DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MEN'S CLOTHING!

I dont care what girls you ask, they wouldnt know the difference.
They can differentiate between someone who is well dressed and someone who isnt, but they couldnt describe the differences in detail.

I am kinda shocked that we even discuss wearing a belt, I could understand an 8th grader having problems to understand why it's mandatory, but college students, really?

I dont even know what trying too hard means. If you got style and it's congruent, there is no trying too hard, you are simply well dressed. No one could ridicule you, because you can easily call them out on their clothing, which is probably really bad.

This!

Were you wearing a belt when you asked?

How were these girls dressed themselves?

I assure if I did the same poll 100% would disagree.

I've never had a girl negatively comment on me when I think I've been over-dressed for an oocasion. It's always a "omg you look good tonight" or something like that. Guy friends try to needle but it's usually more the case of them feeling under-dressed as a result of what I'm wearing so I don't care at all and brush it off as banter.